Operating mechanism for washing-machines.



. G. N, ME v'EsL OPERATING MECHANISM FOR, WASHING MAGHINES.

APPLIGATION FILED po'r. 27, 1909.

Patent ed'June 21, 1910.

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. U 1T D.;S ?A EE eos'rav n. mnvns, ornnvmmowr, Iowa.

PATENT OFFICE.

OPERATING IM QEGHAJTIBZM EQB G-MAGHINES.

. 961,87 8. Specification of Letters Patent; Patented June21, 1910. v Application filed October 27, 1909. Serial no. 524,801.

\ To all. whom it may concern: upper side of the swinging lid or cover. I Be it known that I, GUSTAV N. .Mnvns, a The-swinging portion 14 of the top Wall is citizen of the United States, and a resident hinged at 16 to the fixed or non-rising porof Davenport, in the county of Scott and tion 17 thereof.

. 5 State of Iowa, have inven d Certain fi The'stirrer head shaft is provided at its and usefu -Imp 0 ()p mg upper end with a beveled pinion 18 which ,M'echanism for Washing-Machlnes a meshes with the gear sector 19 of a seg do hereby. declare that the following is a full, t l ki member 20th, i i ot d clear,- and exact description thereof, refert n upright bracket. '21 which rises from 65 1 ence being had to the accompanying r W- or is made integral with the plate said ings, and to thecharacters of reference 'bra'cket'being provided with. a horizontal marked thereon, which" form .a part of the iv t i tud 22 hi h xtend th ou h a specification. earing aperture in said rocking mem er.-.

. This invention relates to improvements in The aid rocking member is provided with a 70 operating mechanism for washing machlnes ocket, ie e 23 whi h r ceiv gthe lower and of that type 1n which the stirrer, head 01 of ahand lever 24 by which. th mckmg dolly is given a rotary reciprocatory' motion e b'e1'* is sw d k d. ab t it i 'within the tub to turn the clothes first in one and, through the gear sector and beveled y direction and then in the other through the pinion imparts a rotary reciprocatory mo- 7 5 wash water in the tub. tion to the stirrer head-shaft. l

.The invention refers more specifically to Located beneath th -bottom '25.;of the i p n in machmes ofthat' yp tub is a horizontal balance w'heel' 2.6. As v wherein abalance wheel or other power stor- .shown,.=the said balance wheel is hired to a in'g device'is operatively connec ed Wl h the vertical, rotative shaft 27 that is mounted 3( y .5 actuating device for the stirrer head shaft t it u er-{end in a bearing bracket 28 --.i s a y to permit'the mechamsm. fixed to theflower side of the tub "bottom, to'b'e driven with comparatively small power, and at its lower end in a bearing .cup 29 when started in operation, and to, relieve that is formed in a lower fixed plate- 30. the mechanism of-shocks and jars due to the Said plate is shown as-fixed to a support 30 revei sal ofdirection of the moving partsarrangedibelow-the tub bottom, comprising i The invention is herein shown as applied, -eros sflmember s 31, 31 extendingbetween and to a lever type of operating inechanism for attached at. their ends to the legs 32, 32 hi achines, but may be applied to 'ofthe tub'and intersecting each other in other types'ofsuch mechanisms, and may be the central. vertical axis ofthe' balance 35 used in connection with-operating me'chanwheeL, Suitableanti-friction media are inf isms for other than 'washing'niach nes. 4 terposed between the upper and lower ends As shown inthe drawi ngs, Figure 1 is aof the: shaft 27'andthe -bearing,members to central vertical section-.of a washing a; reduce the friction "between said parts. 'chineequi'p'ped with-"anoperatingmechanism Said balance wheel" is. oper-atiyely connect-' 9 .embo,dyin'g my invention. Figi; 2 is abottom ed with, the rocking 'member 20in such a plan view thereof. -Fig.-3' isa horizontal .way that the. balance Wheel has; imparted section'on the aline 3+3 of'Eig' 1. .Fig. 4 'thereto'a continuous ,rotary mo'. n one! Z illustrates ananti-fric on guide for the pitdirection, through :thes'winging than associated with the stirrer shaft actumovement of the. fkingmem- 1 ;..ating device. Fig. 5fis avertical sectional ber 20,-wherebyf-power sstored the hal- 'view of said guide; Fig.- 6 is a detail" illusanee. wheel..to .-ass st.actuation of the i,

- trating'the manner of-detachably connecting 'rockin member' nnd. {stirrer *h *theinner swinging a embenof the pitnian= after t e mechan sm restart I withthereciprocatory memberthereof. .Landtommmme the-shocks 5 .As sh" wnin'the'drawin s, the tab lathev -'stirrer ll and the--stirrer ead ..shaftll2fare-" l war-(11ys a ww s P a pit'man members pivotall'y connecte crank consists of upwardly from, the cran ture in the outer top thereof. I

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a crank 43.

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I tween the outer pitman vmember and the a stud 48 which extends k through an aperitman member, and the held from rising thereon surrounding the gitman member y means of a washer 49 stud and a pin 50 extending through the stud 5 above the'washer. The pivotal connection attached thereto suitable fastening means,

Tothe upper end of The cran the rocking I actuating ing a central pitman a, 'o nted" 'tman compriser 45, and end 47, "which latter are d to the ends of the central pitman member 45 and are lvotally connected at their outer, e

43 and the rocking actuating member 20,

mem I 46,

tub near the d the shaft I tub states, be-. and-is provided with curved arms 40 which extendto adjacent legs 32 of'the tub and y bolts 41 or other the shaft 35 is fixed I 11.43 .is connected to member 20 through nds to .t e crank .The pivotal connection be- II II 1 octets wheel is operatively connected with the lower crank 58 by means of a pitman 63 which is pivotallyconnected at its inner end witha pm or stud 64 mounted on and located eccentrically with respect to the gear wheel, and is pivotally connected at its outer end with a stud 65 that is carried by the said crankv 58. i

A shield or hood 66, that may be made integral with the lower bearing bracket 38 for vthe shaft 35, incloses the lower crank 58 to prevent the crank from striking-a person standin near the machine during the outward t row or swing of the crank. The legs 32 of the tub may be held together by tension rods 68, each extending between opposite legs and the rods crossing each other at the intersectionof the cross members 31. Thesaid rods extend at their ends through the legs and are screw-threaded to receive nuts 69 by which the rods are placed under tension and the tub legs held firmly against the ends of the cross members to give the required'rigidity to the connection between the cross members and legs. The said cross members may be attached to the legs -by screws "Z0 (Fig. 3) that extend through the legs and into the ends of the crossmembers.

In the operation of the machine,-the hand between the inner pitman member and-the rockin actuating sector 20 comprises a stud lever 24;. is gr'as ed by the operator and 51' on t erocking actuatingmember that eX- swung from si e to side and, operates, tendsthrough abearingapertureinsaid inner through the rocking gear sector member 20 a itman"member; the pitman member being and thepin-ion 18, to impart rotary recipro- 3 eld 'on the. stud. in any suitable or concatory motion to the stirrer head shaft. venient manner. During the rocking motion of the gear sec- The central'or intermediate pitman memtor member, the jointed pitman is reciproberl45 extends through and isguided by an" .catedendwise and operates, through-the anti-friction guide device comprising a cascrank 43, to rotate. the vertical shaft 35 40 ingfietattached-to the upper side of the lideentinuously in one direction, and the ro- "17 in any suitable manner and is pIro'vided t'ative motion of said shaft .is transmitted, 'with a' horizontal opening throne which through the lower crank 58, the pitman63, the 'itrnan' member 45 extends. iaid casthe gem-6O and pinion 62., to rotate the .bal- I mg is also firovlded with supIports for antianc e, wheel at high speed in one direction. 5" friction ro ers 55,55 whic are "arranged The momentum otthe-balance wheel, thus I tobear-on the lateral-and top and bottom rotated at high speed in one direction, serves sides-oi said intermediatepitman member, to store powerinr hebalance wheel, which-is 'fgu dm .the intermediate pitman" -transmitted, through the connections; demember in a d ire ct-zto and fro ath, and scribed back.v to the hand actuated rocking reducm :the .friction between sad member I ear sector member 20, and acts to materially 50]. and gui' el t'o a minimum.

s 'j-Th'e rotati-ve shaft :35; j is lower';end' with :a crank 58, 'tliie hub orjsleeye non-rotatively fixed to :the"

any'suitable man-- i 59' of which. is

i lower 7 end Jot Itheishaft f .the, shafts-in any suitable.

, B dsupwar 1y teg" e The said rovided at, its

i e -the. flame-91a 'essen the power required to. actuate the ro isnrhas once been'started in operation-. Said arrangement also serves to continuethe operation of the partsfor a time after manual p oweracting on the hand leyeris discont nued. It will noted that the outer member .46 of the Jointed pitman isjpivotally ber thereofeasgby means of the pivot pin-72,

lmenberfin of said"jointedittman. is t 'v ert1callyi Thus, thecentral' member: 45 o tary reciprocatory shaft after the'mecham connected with thefcentral p'art or Inem- -"to swinghormontally and that the sinner d ly connectedfwithsaidcentral mem er,. a by -the th rlizbptal ivoepin tam swing 1 I isv ' inner'swinging member .47 of the jointed pitmaii from the central member thereof. Such disconnection may be alforded by any suitable construction, such for instance as that-illustrated in Fig. 6. As therein shown the outer pivoted end of the inner crank.

member is formed with a hook that engages over the pivotpin-73, and is provided with a spring-pressed latch bolt 76 that occupies a recess in said inner swinging member and is normally forced, by a spring 77, ar-

"ranged behind said recess and bearing against the end. of the latch bolt, with its outer end beneath the pivot pin 73 so as to prevent the outer end of said inner member of the jointed pitman from-rising. The latch bolt jis retracted, against the action of said spring 77, to free it from said pivotpinby means of a pin 7 8 extending outwardly-therefrom through a slot 79- in the hook end of said inner pivoted end of the pitman. Said pin also serves by contact with the outer end of the slot, to limit the outward movement of the latch bolt.

' While I have described the structural details of the mechanism shown with considerable particularity, it will be understood that, the details of the mechanism may be somewhatwaried within the spirit and scope of the invention, and the invention is not limit'ed to the detailsshown, except-as here-inafter made the subject of. specific claims.

I claim as my invention: I 1. Operating mechanism for washing and like machines comprising, in combination, a shaft capable of rotary reciprocatory motion, actuating means for imparting rotary recipi-ocatory motion to said shaft, a balance I wheel, and speed increasing gear mechanism one direction and provided at both ends" with said operati vely connected between said actuating means and said balance wheel, embracing ashaft capable of'rotatmg continuously in with cranks through which it is connected.

balance wheel and said actuating device. I Y a 2. Operating mechanism for washing and. like machines comprising, in combination, a

vertical shaft capable of'rotary'reciprocatory motion; actuating means for imparting reel procatorymotion to 'saidshaft, a balance 1 arranged belowsaid shaft andspeed ii reusing gear mechanism operativelycon-' in ted between said actuating means and said balance wheel, embracing ayertical shaft capable of rotating continuously, in

, shaft and speed ing a. vertical, 'rotative shaft 7 upper end with a crank, a pitman connectwith-a crank, a jointe a a said crank with the, actuating means an 5-1.

between the other end of said shaft .and the I I one direction and provided at both ends with.

cranks through which said shaft connected with said balance wheeland said actuatingdevice.

3. Operating mechanism for washing and I like machines comprising, in combination, a

vertical shaft. capable of rotary reciprocatory motion,

actuating means for imparting rotary reciprocatory mot on to said shaft,la balance wheel arranged below said shaftand speed increasing'gear mechanism operatively connected'between' said actuating means and said balance wheehembracmg a vertical,'ro-' tative shaft provided" at both "ends with cranks and pivoted pitmen connectingsaid cranks with' said balance wheelandv with said actuating means.

4. Operating mechanism 'forwa shin gand like machines 00I11P1'lSlI1g,;- in combination, a vertical shaftcapable of rotary reciprocatory motion, actuatingmeans for inipart-v ing rotary reciprocato'ry vmotion to said shaft, a balance wheelarrangedpb'elow the increasing gear mechanism operatively connected between said actuating-,means and said balance'wheel', embracprov ded at ts ing said crank and actuating device, and speed increasing gears arranged 1 between and connecting the lower' end of said rotative shaft with said balance wheel.

5. Operating mechanism for washing and like machines comprising, in combination,

a. vertical. shaftcapableof rotary reciproing rotary"recipro catory motion' to said shaft, a balancewheel arranged below the I catory motion, actuating means for im'partshaft and speed increasing gear mechanism operatively connected between said actuat-j ing-means and saidfbalan 'ce wheeh einb'ijac- .ing a vertical, rotative shaftbperatively connected at its upper end with said actuating means, rotative shaft and a' itman connecting sa d c'rankand balance .w eel.

6. Operating mechan sm --fo r washing and 'like machines comprising, incombination, a shaftcapable of .3rota' tion, actuating means or mparting rotary a crank-at thelower end of said reciprocatory mo- 3 reciprocatory motion to said shaft, a balance wh'eeL-a rotatives'haft-aprovided at one end speed increasing gear mechanismconnected balance wheel. x

7. Operating mechanism forwashing' and like machines comprising, incornbination, a

shaft. capable of rotar reciprocatory motion, actuatingymeans or 1mv arting-rotary -pitmanconnectin' 'reciprocatory motion to said 5 aft, a balance 2 wheel, a rotati-ve shaft, speed increasing gears connected between one end of said rotative shaft and said balance wheel, a crank jointed; pitman connecting said crank and "said actuating means comprising a central portion which reciprocates in a straight path jointed .pitmanconnecting said crankand- FY saidactuating means comprising a central "port1on which reciprocates in astraight ath at theother end ofsaid rotative shaft and a and end portions pivotally connecte at their inner ends with thecentral portion and at their outer. ends with said crankand with said actuating means.

8. Operating 1601131113111 for washing and like machines comprising, in comhinatioma shaft capable of rotar'. reciprocator'ymotion,.actuating means or imparting'rotary rec procatorymotion to said shaft, a balance Wheel, a rotative shaft, speed increasing gears connected-between one end of said rotative shaft'and said, balance wheel, a crank :at the other. end of :said rotative shaft, a-'

jointedpitmanflconnecting said crank and i said actuating means comprising a central I portion which reciprocates 1n a straight path s with the central portion and at guide bearing for the central portion of said] jointed, pitman.

9. Operating, mechanism for washing f'and like machinescomprising, in combination, a 1

shaft capable" of-rotaryreciprocatory motion,

actuating means for imparting rotary recip-; rocatory motion to sand shaft, a balance wheel, a 'rotative .l shaft, speed increasing gears connected between one end-of said roverticaljshaft capable of rotary reciprocatory motion, actuating means for imparting tative shaft, and said balance wheel, a crank at the other end of said rotative shaft, a

and end portions plvotally connected at their inner endsfwith thecentral portion and at theirouter ends with. said crank and with said actuating means ,land a guide bearing 1 for the central portion. of the jointed itman:

comprising a casing or. housin trough which sai central portion of the pitman extends and bearing. rollers mounted 1n said casing or housing and arranged to bear against the lateraland upper, and lower sides of said central ortion of the'pitman.

10. 'Operating'r'nec anism for washing and like machines comprising, in combmation, a

rotary reciprocatory motion-"to said shafha horizontallyarranged balance wheel below atively'connected at its upper end with said. actuating device,a crank at the lower end of said rotative shaft, said balance wheel being 'provided with a concentric inion, a horizontally arranged gear whee meshing with said inionan 11. Operating mechanism for washing and dikemachines comprising, in. combinatlon, a

shaft capable of rotary reciprocatory'motion, a pmionfixed to said shaft, a rocking gear sector meshing with said pinion, a balance wheel provided with 'a concentric pinrovided with an eccentrically ocated stu and a pitman connecting said crank with said stud.

vsaid shaft, a vertical, rotative shaft oper ion,'a gear wheel meshing with the latter pinion and provided" with an eccentricallv arranged stud and operative connections tween said rocking sector and said gear wheel comprising a rotative shaft provided at both ends with cranks and links connecting said. cranks with said stud and with said rocking sector.

12. Operating mecbanism= for washing and like machines comprising, in combination, a

vertical shaft capable of rotary reciprocatoryinotiomapmion fixed to said shaft, a rocking" gear sector meshing with the pinion,

a balance wheel arranged below said sha ft, :1.

vertical, rotativeshaft operatively connected at its lowerendqwith said balance wheel, a horizontal crank fixed to the upper end of said rotative shaft and a jointed pitman' connectin said rocking gear sector with the said .cran which reciprocate'sin a straight path, an outer member ivoted at one end .to the outer end of said central member to swing horizontally and pivoted at its other end to said crank and an inner member pivoted at one end to the inner end of said central mem 'bertoswing 'vertically and pivoted at its other end to said rocking gear sector.

. .In testimony that claim the foregoing as my. invention I aliix my signature in the presence of two witnesses, this 23rd day of October A.-D. 1909.

r V "'"GUSTAV N. MEVES. -Witnesses:

y A. OoLnBLAN'roN,

. J; D. WALL.

comprising a central member 

